NA bbl/day (2001)
Oil - imports:
NA bbl/day (2001)
Oil - proved reserves:
4.105 million bbl (1 January 2002)
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
Current account balance:
$-342.7 million (2006 est.)
Exports:
$563.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa
Exports - partners:
China 31.3%, Indonesia 8.1%, India 7.4%, Niger 6%, Togo 4.8%,
Thailand 4.8%, Nigeria 4.6% (2005)
Imports:
$927.3 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products
Imports - partners:
France 21.8%, Ghana 7.1%, Cote d'Ivoire 7%, China 6.7%, UK 5.2%,
Belgium 4.9%, Togo 4.5%, Thailand 4.2%, Nigeria 4% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$607.3 million (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$1.6 billion (2000)
Economic aid - recipient:
$342.6 million (2000)
Currency (code):
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible
authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Currency code:
XOF
Exchange rates:
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -
513.168 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003), 696.99
(2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Benin
Telephones - main lines in use:
76,300 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
386,700 (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: fair system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and
cellular connections
international: country code - 229; satellite earth station - 7
(Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC)
provides connectivity to Europe and Asia
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2000)
Radios:
660,000 (2000)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (2001)
Televisions:
66,000 (2000)
Internet country code:
.bj
Internet hosts:
867 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
4 (2002)
Internet users:
425,000 (2005)
Transportation Benin
Airports:
5 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2006)
Railways:
total: 578 km
narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m
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